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Plot, structure and continuity

Keep the plot in view and find contradictions: the Illuminatio Engine, foreshadowing, subplots, the matrix board, timelines and the story arc across a series.

  • Illuminatio Engine and continuity check

    The Illuminatio Engine compares the data you recorded by fixed rules and reports contradictions as flags.

  • Editing continuity flags

    Flags are the engine’s hints; here you assess them and record your decision.

  • Foreshadowing

    With foreshadowing you keep track of planted plot threads and how they are resolved.

  • Freeform canvas

    The freeform canvas is a board where you arrange notes, images and references freely and connect them.

  • Lore lock

    With Lore lock you seal the canon of a finished book and notice later changes to it.

  • Matrix board

    The matrix board shows the scenes of a book as cards by chapter and along an axis you can choose.

  • Motifs and thematic curves

    In the motif catalog you record recurring symbols; the thematic curve shows where your characters stand.

  • Series story arc

    The series story arc is a planning field for series and controls the engine’s book goal check.

  • Subplots and swimlanes

    Subplots are side plots; the swimlane shows which chapters each thread appears in.

  • Timeline and sandbox branches

    The timeline orders scenes by world time; sandbox branches try out variants of a chapter.

  • To-do and notes list

    The notes list catches ideas and open questions without pulling you out of your writing.